Countdown to 2020: Dance of the Cuckoos
We resume our timely survey of how animators “killed time” during the Golden era of the late 30’s and 40’s – in other words: More coo-coo clock cartoons.
Category Archives: Animation Trails
Countdown to 2020: Time Waits For No Toon
An overview of cartoons dealing with the fictional figures and more anthropomorphic timepieces that have helped us calculate countdowns to the New Year through many a generation – clocks, and Father Time.
How Grim Was My Pilgrim (Part 2)
Well, the birds have been carved, and a lucky few Thanks-givers got their wish on the big end of the wishbone. But we’re still loaded down with leftovers from last week’s bountiful feast of animated Pilgrim depictions.
How Grim Was My Pilgrim (Part 1)
I thought it might be interesting to de-emphasize the turkey in cartoon importance, and concentrate on the guys and gals who got the whole holiday started in the first place – the Pilgrims.
Spacey Invaders IV: The Other Invaders.
The final chapter of our survey of animated outer space visitors. Who next will invade our galaxy? Only an animators’ hyperactive creativity can say!
Spacey Invaders III: Hanna Barbera Opens Hailing Frequencies
The fledgling Hanna-Barbera studios were quick to capitalize upon the craze of galactic travel and general “space age” consciousness.
Spacey Invaders II: I Was a Toon-Age Alien.
Creatures from outer space visiting our Earth. That happened more than a few times in Hollywood cartoons during the 1950s and 60s – in fact, it was an all-out invasion!
Spacey Invaders I: Wars of the Worlds
One of the most memorable Halloween “tricks” of all time – from the classic roots of broadcast media, and further immortalized in animated cartoon form – Invaders from Mars!
Let Me Pick Your Brain! (Part 3)
Back for more batty brain-bashing, as evil scientists have their way with out favorite heroes – including the world’s most famous mouse.
Let Me Pick Your Brain! (Part 2)
More spooky, and not-so-spooky, doings this week, as we follow more animated instances of personality flip-flops between some of our favorite characters.
